January 8, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The Associated Press circulated the following on January 7.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — An emergency board appointed by President Bush to help resolve a labor dispute at Amtrak and avoid a possible strike later this month has sided with the unions on the most contentious...
January 7, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Megan Tate appeared on the Southern Illinoisan website on January 6.) CARBONDAL, Ill. — Every year the Christy family journeys from their home in Rockford to spend Christmas with their family in New Orleans. Daniel, Diane, Sam and Josh have...
January 7, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Stacey Altherr appeared on the Newsday website on January 5.) NEW YORK — The Long Island Rail Road is working on contingency plans in case of a strike by Amtrak workers at the end of the month, according to railroad officials. If a strike does...
January 7, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared on the Jersey Journal website on January 7.) JERSEY CITY, N.J. — Amtrak could go on strike at the end of the month – which could mean huge crowds on PATH trains. Since Amtrak owns the tracks heading into New York’s...
January 7, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(Reuters circulated the following on January 4.) WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. railroad unions said they were heartened on Friday with the recommendations of a special presidential board for settling their long-running contract dispute with Amtrak and avoiding a strike. The...
January 4, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared at UTU.org on January 4.) A presidential emergency board has made its recommendations to settle a labor dispute between Amtrak and eight of its labor unions, representing, primarily, maintenance of way workers, dispatchers and some shop...
January 3, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following report appeared at WebFlyer.com on January 2.) In a surprise move, Amtrak Guest Rewards announced as of the first of this year that members who do not own an Amtrak Guest Rewards MasterCard issued by Chase Bank or who are not currently Select or Select...
January 3, 2008 | Amtrak, Commuter Rail, Headlines
(The following story by Peter Mucha appeaered on the Philadelphia Inquirer website on January 3.) PHILADELPHIA — A downed wire in North Jersey is causing delays on trains headed through the area, according to an Amtrak spokesman. The problem, which began about 6:30...
January 2, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following column by Michael Lavitt appeared on the Trenton Times website on January 1.) TRENTON, N.J. — It’s possible that no one had a bigger impact on mass transit along the Northeast Corridor than George Warrington, the former executive at NJ Transit,...
January 2, 2008 | Amtrak, Headlines
(The following story by Ross Farrow appeared on the News-Sentinel website on December 31.) LODI, Calif. — With gasoline prices going way beyond the $3 mark in 2007, Oakdale residents Melody and Don Crandell decided to try riding Amtrak to Sacramento for the very first...
